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UK, South Africa, Brazilian Covid strain cases in India now at 242
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): The total number of COVID-19 cases with UK, South Africa and Brazil variants in the country is now at 242, the government said on Thursday.
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Brazilian variant of COVID-19 might be 2.2 times more transmissible: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 2 (ANI): A new modelling study by researchers in Brazil and the United Kingdom suggested that the Brazilian variant of COVID-19, known as P1, may be up to 2.2 times more transmissible and could evade immunity from previous COVID-19 infection by up to 61 per cent.
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Philippines registers first cases of South African variant of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], March 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The first six cases of the coronavirus variant originating in South Africa have been detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health said on Tuesday.
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Air passenger traffic still down, cargo continues to climb: AAPA
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], March 1 (ANI): Preliminary January air passenger traffic figures released on Monday by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that airline operations are still depressed as the spread of Covid-19 variants resulted in tighter border restrictions in int
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Pfizer, BioNTech begin testing of third dose against new COVID-19 variants
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 25 (ANI): Pfizer and its partner BioNTech on Thursday said that they have begun to test how well the third dose of their authorised vaccine stacks up against new coronavirus variants.
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Australia passes law forcing tech giants to pay news publishers after Face
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], February 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The Australian parliament has passed an amended version of the law forcing tech companies to share revenue with media businesses after the original variant triggered a backlash from Facebook, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced on Thursday.
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Worrisome Covid mutation that may weaken effectiveness of vaccines found i
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], February 25 (ANI): A new form of coronavirus variant is spreading rapidly in New York City and it carries a worrisome mutation that may weaken the effectiveness of vaccines, according to The New York Times.
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COVID samples from 8 Maharashtra districts sent for testing of new mutatio
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], February 25 (ANI): As cases of COVID-19 surge in Maharashtra, samples from about eight districts have been sent to laboratories across the country, including the National Institute of Virology and National Center for Disease Control, to find out if any new variant
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India detects two new variants N440K and E484Q of COVID-19: Health Ministr
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Even as the country's COVID-19 trajectory is declining, India has detected two new variants of the virus-- namely N440 K and E484Q in Maharashtra and Kerala, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Testing increased at IGI Airport for new COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): As the Union Health Ministry announced the stringent approach to detect new COVID-19 variant and made it mandatory for identified high-risk countries, United Kingdom (UK), Middle East, and Europe, the testing labs at Indira Gandhi International Airport h
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Odisha govt issues fresh guidelines to avoid rise in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], February 22 (ANI): Odisha government on Sunday issued guidelines to ensure strict implementation of COVID-19 safety protocols in view of a fresh spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in some states, fear of new variants and complacency in people for observing th
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COVID-19 variant N440K spreading more in southern states: CSIR-CCMB
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 20 (ANI): The Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB) said there is emerging evidence that coronavirus variant N440K is spreading "a lot more" in southern states in the country.
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